Relief agencies team to fight hunger

Published 3:14 pm, Monday, July 17, 2017

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Save The Children, located at 501 Kings Highway East, in Fairfield, is one of eight U.S.-based international relief organizations that have joined forces to urge the American public to donate to the new Hunger Relief Fund in response to persistent global hunger. less

Save The Children, located at 501 Kings Highway East, in Fairfield, is one of eight U.S.-based international relief organizations that have joined forces to urge the American public to donate to the new Hunger ... more

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For the first time, eight of the leading U.S.-based international relief organizations — including Fairfield-based Save the Children — have joined forces to urge the American public to donate to the new Hunger Relief Fund in response to the persistent hunger threatening millions of people in South Sudan, Nigeria, Yemen, Somalia and neighboring countries.

More than 20 million people face starvation in the coming months and, without immediate help, 1.4 million severely malnourished children could die.

“Drought, displacement and conflict have converged with alarming consequences,” according to a state from the chief executive officers of the organizations in the Global Emergency Response Coalition. “In the 21st century, innocent children should not be dying from hunger. People caught in this crisis are generously opening their homes and sharing what little they have, but they have run out of time and resources — they need our help now.”

The Global Emergency Response Coalition will use Hunger Relief Fund donations to help those already going hungry and on the brink of famine survive and lay the groundwork for recovery. The coalition is comprised of CARE, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, Plan International, Save the Children and World Vision. Together, these organizations are working in 106 countries to reach millions of the world’s most vulnerable people with urgent assistance such as food, water, shelter, education and medical care, as well as resources to build resilience to future food crises.